Take Action on Coronavirus!
Countless reports coming in from the various rail properties across the continent are revealing that the rail carriers are not taking the Coronavirus pandemic seriously. They are gambling with our lives and the safety and security of the nation's rail infrastructure. It is time for rank & file railroad workers to act!
What You Can Do ...
1 - Circulate the
Resolution on Coronavirus
at work. Make copies and pass it out to co-workers and post on bulletin boards. Have your local union adopt a similar document. Push to make those 6 demands a reality in your terminal.
5 - Communication is key. Make use of the local union webpage, Facebook Page and/or list serve to disseminate information and share ideas among your fellow workers. Don't have these? Help your local union to set them up!
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6 - Employ the local union's Safety Committee to hold the carrier's feet to the fire. The minutes from these meetings are official and legal documents. Demand answers and action from the employer! Don't let the carrier off the hook later when they try to say, "we didn't know."
7 - Railroad workers on the ground see and hear what is or is not happening in your terminal, aboard your locomotives, and across your Division. Everyone of us has a role to play in ensuring that the carriers follow through and implement the necessary protocols. Remember, by law,
the employer is to provide us with a safe workplace!
8 - Most railroads have a so-called "Safety Hotline." When the carrier is not providing a sanitary workplace, refrains from temperature testing, or fails to provide the necessary tools and materials for you to do your job safely, sound off! Call, email, write or otherwise post your issues to the company
Safety Hotline
whenever you witness unsafe/unhealthy conditions.
9 - RWU hopes to have a site where rail workers from across North America from all carriers, crafts and unions can post their first-hand observations and experiences on railroad property. Look for it soon. And please POST YOURS!
